ghosting files with variable names

[Michael A. Peters]

On Mon, 2006-01-16 at 07:37 +0100, Nicolas Mailhot wrote:
> Michael Schwendt wrote:
> > On Sun, 15 Jan 2006 14:30:22 -0800, Wart wrote:
> > 
> >> I've got a package that handles the rotation of its own log files
> >> (tclhttpd).  Each rotated log file is appended with the date.  Currently
> >> I 'rm -f' these files in the %postun section of the spec file.  Is it
> >> possible to use %ghost instead, even if I can't know the names of the
> >> files in advance?
> > 
> > Just don't. Log files do not belong into a package. They are run-time
> > generated temporary files. Don't delete them in %postun either.
> 
> It's certainly nicer when a rpm -ql gives you the log files one package 
> uses.

That actually belongs in a packages man page (or other documentation).